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Caldicott was very clear on the LIFEBOAT HOUR, high radiation causes
metal to turn brittle and break. Arnie Gunderson has said so too. So
now, what about those 1300 spent fuel rods that have to be removed by
hand, without touching or coming too close together that now all have
to be removed by a human, in a bulky radiation suit, by hand... when
it was done before by computers and cranes that no longer exist.
–
Mike
Ruppert.
Reuters:
Crane arm snaps while removing debris from Fukushima Unit 3
Tokyo
Electric Power Co (Tepco) , the operator of the stricken Fukushima
nuclear plant, is still putting out questionable data on radiation
leaks, causing confusion and a heightened sense of crisis, Japan's
nuclear regulator said.
Watch
the crane failure here (20x time lapse)
5
September, 2013
The
stakes have been raised as Japan makes a final pitch for Tokyo to
host the 2020 Olympic Games, while a steady stream of bad news from
Fukushima, the site of the worst atomic disaster in a quarter of a
century, leaves officials frustrated by Tepco's missteps and
miscalculations.
"As
I've said before, Tokyo Electric has not been properly disclosing the
situation about the contamination and the levels of contamination,"
Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA),
told reporters on Thursday.
"This
has caused confusion domestically and internationally. Because of
that, the Japanese government has a sense of crisis and I,
personally, feel a little angry about it," he said.
"I
wouldn't go as far as to say Japan's reputation has been made worse,
but releasing incorrect information about the radiated water problem
has created trouble around the world," Tanaka said.
Japan
this week pledged nearly half a billion dollars to contain leaks and
decontaminate radioactive water stored at Fukushima that threaten the
clean-up from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that crippled the
plant and brought Japan's nuclear power industry to a virtual halt.
Officials
have been keen to assure the world that Tokyo will be safe during the
Olympics in seven years, if chosen. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies
to Buenos Aires later on Thursday from a Group of 20 meeting in St.
Petersburg to lead Tokyo's final pitch before the Olympic committee.
Madrid and Istanbul are the other contenders.
"We
would like to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games here in
Tokyo and welcome athletes, people affiliated with the events and
visitors from all over the world," said Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshihide Suga, adding that food and water in Japan is safe.
"NOT
RELIABLE"
Tepco
has been criticised for its failure to prepare for the kind of
disaster that struck two and a half years ago, and has been accused
of covering up the extent of the problems since.
The
plant has been beset with power outages and other problems that have
prompted experts to question whether Tepco can handle what is an
unprecedented clean-up due to the amount of radioactive material on
the site and its coastal location.
The
company's disclosure of problems at the site and the quality of its
data have been a source of constant criticism.
"I
have a certain expert knowledge of Tepco's data and their data is not
reliable," Kayoko Nakamura, one of five NRA commissioners, said
at Thursday's briefing.
After
repeated denials, Tepco has admitted that contaminated water has
flowed into the Pacific Ocean, and it has discovered leaks from
above-ground tanks used to store irradiated water after it has been
washed over melted uranium fuel rods to keep them from overheating.
Earlier
this week, Tanaka said concerns about contamination in the Pacific
were "misplaced."
Tepco
said on Thursday there is a possibility that some of the water that
leaked from one storage tank has reached groundwater at the site.
Measurable
radiation from water leaking from the facility is mostly confined to
the harbour around the plant, officials have said, and is not an
environmental threat to other countries as the radiation will be
diluted by the sea.
Tepco
also said on Thursday that the arm of a crane snapped while removing
debris from the building housing the damaged No.3 reactor at the
Fukushima plant. There were no injuries or damage to the building.
Crane
leaned down at Reactor #3
5
September, 2013
According
to Tepco, the remote controlling 600 tones crawler crane leaned down
beside reactor 3.
Tepco
reports it didn’t cause any damage on reactor3 building, data shows
no abnormality.
The
cause is not verified.
At
8:35 AM of 9/5/2013, the operator observed the crane gradually
leaned. It is located on the west side of reactor3 building.
A
crack was found on the joint part for the main mast and jib.
Tepco
Releases Video Of Fukushima Reactor Flooding
5
September, 2013
It
is unclear just why Tepco released the following clip of what it
alleges is a leak at Fukushima two and a half years after the
infamous March 2011 catastrophe. If it is to restore confidence that
it is finally trying to regain control over the Fukushima situation,
that is simply laughable: for an organization that had to be
nationalized and then lied for years, making up "safe"
numbers out of thin air to avoid panic, this is not an option. If it
is to indicate that the hype about the danger surrounding Fukushima
is overblown, perhaps it should not have lied for years, and if
really desperate to show just how safe the Fuku detritus is, maybe
the great Japanese propaganda machine could have had some unlucky
soul injest the water, as happened back in 2011. For whatever reason,
the only thoughts that cross our minds as we watch this video is
"what else is leaking over there?"
Footage from a recently installed camera in the basement of Fukushima No. 1 shows water trickling from a point above the wall. Groundwater is believed to be the primary source of the radioactive material entering the ocean near the nuclear power plant. (Footage courtesy of Tepco)
More
from Japan
Times:
An
entry point for some of the groundwater flooding the crippled
Fukushima No. 1 plant has been found at reactor 1, according to Tokyo
Electric Power Co.
Tepco
will consider measures to halt or divert the water by conducting more
surveys to determine exactly where it is entering. Cracks in the
basement are considered a possibility.
An
estimated 400 tons of toxic groundwater are flowing into the four
damaged reactor units each day, compounding the volume of highly
radioactive water being produced by the makeshift cooling apparatus
set up after the triple core meltdowns of March 2011. The fuel inside
must be submerged at all times to prevent it from igniting.
The
groundwater is believed to be the primary source of the radioactive
material entering the sea and potentially poses great danger to the
environment.
The
entry point is near a basement wall of unit 1?s turbine building,
which is connected to and on the east side of the reactor building.
Tepco workers found the entry point by drilling a hole into the
ceiling of the basement and inserting a video camera, which captured
images of water trickling from a point above the wall.
The
water used to cool the fuel eventually flows into the turbine
building, where it is believed to mingle with water intruding from
outside.
The
turbine building is also connected to an underground trench that runs
toward the coast. Highly radioactive water from the trench is
believed to be mixing with separate groundwater flows before entering
the sea.
Reactors
1, 2, 3 and 4 and their turbine buildings have similar layouts.
Stopping the invasion of the groundwater is thus considered vital to
reducing the overall volume of contaminated water.
Tepco
has been constructing hundreds of storage tanks to contain, filter
and recycle the tainted water, but some have sprung large leaks.
Fukushima
Disaster Nightmare Update 9/5/13 Video of Groundwater Leak at
Reactor1 Turbine Bldg
Radioactive
Reality (05 September 2013) "Scientists causing panic in public"
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